The red-breasted nuthatch has the un­usual habit of smearing resin around the entrance hole to its nest, presumably to deter predators and competitors from entering the nest. During the breeding ...

Dispersal and migration: poorly known. Does not undertake large-scale irruptions (unlike the red-breasted nuthatch), but white-breasteds in the Rockies regularly move onto the Great Plains ...

Learn how to identify and attract a red-breasted nuthatch. Jim says he has had success attracting them with nest boxes. Use a ...